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gut course
nounLow (primarily in North American academic slang)
Not standardly transcribed. Approximates to /ˈɡʌt ˌkɔːs/.A university or college course perceived as exceptionally easy to pass, requiring minimal effort for a high grade.
gut reaction
nounB2 (Upper-Intermediate)
/ˌɡʌt riˈæk.ʃən/An immediate, instinctive emotional response to something, based on feeling rather than logical analysis.
gutbucket
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialized)
/ˈɡʌtbʌkɪt/A style of raw, emotionally intense and unsophisticated jazz or blues, often associated with early, earthy performances.
gutenberg
nounC1/C2
/ˈɡuːtənbɜːɡ/Primarily a proper noun referring to Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the movable-type printing press in the 15th century.
gutenberg bible
nounC2
/ˈɡuːtənbɜːɡ ˈbaɪbl/The first major book printed in the West using movable metal type, produced by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany, around 1454–1455.
gutersloh
nounLow (geographic proper noun, internationally known only in specific contexts)
/ˈɡuːtəzləʊ/A proper noun, specifically the name of a city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
guthrie
nounVery Low
/ˈɡʌθri/A surname of Scottish and Irish origin.
guthrun
nounVery Rare
/ˈɡʊθˌruːn/A proper noun, primarily a female given name of Old Norse origin.
gutierrez najera
nounVery Low
Proper noun referring to Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (1859–1895), a prominent Mexican poet, writer, and journalist, a key precursor of Modernismo (Modernism) in Spanish-American literature.
gutser
nounRare
/ˈɡʌtsə/A fall or tumble, especially one that is clumsy or embarrassing.
gutta
nounVery Low
/ˈɡʌtə/A drop, especially of a liquid, or one of a series of architectural ornaments resembling drops.
gutta-percha
nounC2
/ˌɡʌtə ˈpɜːtʃə/A tough, plastic substance from the latex of Malaysian trees, historically used for insulation and moulding.
guttae band
nounVery Low
/ˈɡʌtiː bænd/A thin decorative molding used in classical architecture, consisting of a series of small, droplike forms beneath a triglyph in the Doric entablature.
guttation
nounVery low frequency / C2+
/ɡʌˈteɪ.ʃən/The process in plants where water is exuded in liquid droplets from the margins or tips of leaves, typically at night.
gutter
nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
/ˈɡʌtə(r)/A shallow trough or channel fixed beneath the edge of a roof to carry away rainwater, or a channel at the side of a street to carry away surface water.
gutter ball
nounB1
/ˈɡʌtə ˌbɔːl/A ball in tenpin bowling that rolls into the gutter (the side channels) before reaching the pins, resulting in a score of zero.
gutter press
nounC1/C2
/ˈɡʌtə prɛs/Newspapers and magazines that focus on sensational, scandalous, and often intrusive stories about the personal lives of famous people.
guttersnipe
nounLow
/ˈɡʌtəsnʌɪp/A child who is poor, dirty, and often homeless, living on the streets and surviving by begging or petty crime.
guttle
verb-ambitransitiveVery Rare / Archaic
/ˈɡʌt(ə)l/To eat or devour (food) greedily and in large quantities.
guttural
adjectivenounC1
/ˈɡʌtərəl/Relating to or produced in the throat.

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